Pickle Head

A daily conversation with Carson and I.

Me "I love you Carson!"
Carson "I love you mommy pickle head!"

Carson has been saying such random funny things lately. Like shouting "WHOOPEE CUSHION" After prayers he will say "Amen" and then add random words. We stooped it when he said "Amen poo poo". I know he just want to get people to laugh and he is just like his daddy!! Today at the doctor I said, "Come on Carson let's go." (we were in the hall with two nurses around) He said, "Okay mama poo poo chicken poo." It is hard not to laugh! I know our nursery leader at church heard one of his outburst in the hall on Sunday. Oh Boys I love them!!

Spring Training Game

Here are a few pictures from a spring training game we went to. That day we decided to go to Luke Days but we were stuck in traffic for a hour. We decided to turn around and go to a game instead!

They're Engaged!

My little sister and her boyfriend got engaged a month ago! They have been together for three years so it is about time!! Steve is just the best guy! The whole family loves him a lot. I knew the first time I met them that he was a "good" guy. I knew this because we were all sitting around the dinner table at my parents house. My grandpa Richardson started tell a story. I can't remember what the story was about but I watched Steve and he was listening to him very intently. He was focused on him and he was very respectful. This is a huge thing to me because it showed his compassion for Jody's family. This was the moment I thought Jody had found the one.

I think Jody and Steve knew that they were meant to be from the start but they had to make sure. Jody moved to Las Vegas a year and half ago to be closer to Steve. Once she was they were inseparable and they moved back to Phoenix (because Jody insisted). Steve recently graduated from culinary school at the top of his class. This is a huge bonus to us because he is a awesome chef. He even named salsa after my sister "jodyguacasalsa" hehe

I am so excited for them and the journey they are about to begin. Steve will be a wonderful father. He almost had tears in his eyes when he saw Lacey for the first time. Now all Jody needs to do is plan the wedding and not have anxiety over it!! I hope they enjoy this time together in there lives. Poor Steve is surrounded by "Richardson women" now. I think he knows that we will hurt him worse that the men if he does anything to Jody! hehe He is funny because he just shakes his head at us (Jody, Laura and I) when we get crazy! It is fun though and I wouldn't want it any other way!

WARNING...gross pictures of my mom's foot!

My mom had foot surgery at the beginning of March. Her foot has been in a cast until today. She has a boot on now but can't put pressure on it. She had surgery because the bones in her foot started sliding off to the right and they ruptured her tendon. She could hardly walk. But she is doing well. When this all started we thought maybe she had a stroke because of the way she was walking. After a lot of doctor appointments we think it is just her foot that put her off balance. We were relieved it was just this. Hopefully the surgery worked and she can get back to her life! She had to take time off work as a Kindergarten teacher and I know she just wants to be back with her kids. I am enjoying the time I get to spend with her and help her out. She probably doesn't like sitting around all day but it had given her and Lacey time to bond!

Where did the time go?

These pictures are just a preview of what my friend Jennifer did for her newborn photos. Thank you! http://www.photojenicblog.net/

Where have I been? It has been 6 1/2 weeks since Lacey was born. It feels like forever. The days are slow but the weeks are fast. My mom had major foot surgery on March 2nd. She could barley move and has to use a wheelchair and a potty seat. I have been at her house 3-4 times a week taking care of her. It has been fun and I glad to spend the time with her and she gets to see Lacey more. I think in one day I wiped her butt, Lacey's butt and Carson butt in the same hour! (sorry mom) But I have been slacking on posts. So here are a few pictures of Lacey.

These days she eats, poops, smiles, tries to laugh, then cries, and goes back to sleep. Then she likes to play what we call "possum" where she falls asleep then for no reason her eyes open big and she is awake then cries. We play this for about 2 hours until she finally falls asleep. She enjoys this in the middle of the night and in the afternoon. But I am loving every moment of it. Okay that's a lie. I love it during the day not at night! She loves her carseat and only sleeps in this at night. It is a bad habit but I don't know what else to do. So all is good in our house and Matt is gaining the courage to make a appointment for his vasectomy (his choice!).




poo face!

Lacey's Birth

I wanted to write down the details of Lacey's birth so I won't forget them. I use my blog as a journal so here it goes.

On Wednesday night I called work (Del Webb) and asked them if they were ready for me to come in on Thurs. morning. They asked if I wanted to come in earlier. I told them I would sleep and when I woke up that I would probably come in. So I woke up about 3:00 a.m. and decided to go in. I took a shower and ate some eggs (my last meal for a while). I wanted Matt to stay home and get more sleep because frankly he is no good on little sleep and all they would be doing at the hospital is giving me antibiotics for the first couple of hours. SO I drove myself to the hospital and my friend Amanda took me as her patient. They asked where Matt was and I explained. All the nurses said I was smart to have him sleep more. Then he got the title of Dead Beat Dad!

So at 4:00 a.m. Amanda started my IV and antibiotics. I was GBS positive with Carson and so they decided to treat me with antibiotics this time even though I was negative. So my friends from work came in and we chatted a little. I was 2cm when they started the process. Then the Doctor came in at 7:30 and he broke my water. I will spare the details but lets just say he had to try twice and that was probably the part that hurt the worst. Matt showed up about 8:00 a.m. after his mom got to the house to watch Carson.

My mom and sister showed up about 9:00am. Poor Jody had just worked the night before and was suppose to go to my mom's house to sleep for a couple of hours. She came in and told me "She didn't trust my vagina." About 9:30 I got my epidural. I still was in no pain but knew I didn't need to have any. I have low blood pressure and a low resting heart rate. So I warned my nurse and she had ephedrine standing by. As I got my epidural Matt sat in front of me. I was holding my hands together squeezing them. Then realized after it was done why didn't I hold Matt's hand. Anyway he is afraid of needles and I don't think he realized it either.

After the epidural which didn't really hurt I started to feel very faint. They gave me oxygen and my blood pressure was okay at this time. Then the put a catheter in and my blood pressure dropped. I dropped to about 80/30 and stayed between that and about 100/60. My nurse pumped in 3 bags of IV solution and gave me 3 rounds of ephedrine IV. My sister was squirming so I knew she was worried. She told me my face got really white. I told them to start talking about other things to get my mind off of it. My poor nurse Stacy had to stay in the room for about 2 hours while to get my BP stable. I could tell her when I felt it going down and when the number was going to read higher. It is a good thing my dad wasn't here at this time because he would have been pacing and so worried.

Laura showed up about 11:00 and my dad shortly afterward. They checked me and I was still 3-4 cm. Every couldn't believe I hadn't progressed more yet. With all the BP issues it didn't affect Lacey at all. Soon after the ephedrine her heart rate was very high for about 2 hours but then it calmed down. They checked me again at 1:00 and I was still 4cm. I was worried because I wanted my doctor to deliver me before I went home. He promised he would stay.

At 3:30 my nurse came in and told me she was going home and switching with another nurse. She told me she would be out charting if anything happened in the next half hour. I thought yea right. I had been laying on my sides and so I decided to sit straight up. Ten minutes into that I started to feel shaky. Jen came in and checked me at 3:50 and she said I was complete. I though WHAT! This is great! She asked me to push and then said to stop so she could get the doctor. Everyone got ready with the cameras. I pushed about for 3 series of pushes and she was out.

I told Matt I wanted him to announce the sex. He said very surprisingly "It's a girl!" Everyone cheered. My poor dad was outside the room and heard the screams but didn't hear the sex. Shelby the nurse who trained me was Lacey's baby nurse. It was so awesome. Lacey's apgar was 9 and 9. She weighed 8 lbs even and was 21" long.

Soon after that Grandma and Grandpa Pribyl brought Shea and Carson down. Shea was excited but Carson wanted nothing to do with the hospital or baby. He clung to grandpa and wanted to "Go Home!"

I have the nurses curse (nursing lingo). Lacey was Coombs positive which made here more susceptible to jaundice. Her bilirubin levels started to rise very high. I was able to keep he in my room under bilirubin lights starting on Friday morning. We pulled some strings. He levels stayed about 6.8. Friday night I took her to the nursery and they kept her in there under the lights while Matt and I got some good sleep. Her levels finally came down and we left the hospital on Saturday about 7:30p.m. Lacey under the lights.

My experience at Del Webb was awesome. Mostly because of all the people I work with. It was my best experience and the best labor experience. Whew that was a long post!

Lacey Nicole Pribyl

Well, the votes have been tallied and the results are in...

"IT'S A GIRL!!!"

After much apprehension and speculation the baby was born and we are SO happy to have this little angel in our lives! How blessed we are!

Lacey was born Thursday, February 5th, at 4:03pm. She weighed eight pounds even and 21 inches long. Everyone just loved her at the hospital and we had the royal treatment from beginning to end.

She is really sweet and has a great disposition so far from what we can tell.
She's a real snuggler and sweetheart!



Nicole is doing well and the kids are loving Lacey's every move.

Shea is now officially the BIG SISTER...


We are looking forward to this next exciting chapter in our lives.

Cue the music.

Thanks for all the support!
-Matt